Hang the moon : a novel / Jeannette Walls.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501117299 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1501117297 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 349 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023.
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Subject: | Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Estranged families > Fiction. Prohibition > Fiction. Scandals > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 7 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798066 | New Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798132 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798009 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798017 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/24/2024 |
Erlanger Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798082 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798090 | Adult Fiction | Floating in Transit | - |
Independence Branch | WALLS J (Text) | 33126020798108 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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